Let go of your “should” and your “ought to” and your “need to” and your implied and overt “and” attachments to Jesus. Live like Jesus is enough, and remember you do not earn any part of your redemption.

You don’t need to be qualified by a committee. You are accepted because, simply, He is enough. You can relax. You are loved and you are free.

You don’t need anymore “and” in your life. Jesus is enough.

Jesus is enough.

God alone is enough, yesterday, today, and forever.

Wildflowers, sparrows, you, me, listen: ” What I’m trying to do here is to get you to relax, to not be so preoccupied with getting, so you can respond to God’s giving. People who don’t know God and the way he works fuss over these things, but you know both God and how he works. Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. Don’t worry about missing out. You’ll find all your everyday human concerns will be met.” (Matthew 6:31-33 MSG)

Of all days, I needed to read this. Much love, much grace for my world-weariness.

http://twitter.com/daishaversaw Daisha Versaw

breath. of. fresh. air.

http://annieathome.com/ Annie Barnett

Deep sigh, here.

http://www.jamesprescott.co.uk/ James Prescott

Hugely insightful post Sarah – love this. We attach so many conditions to faith sometimes. But grace is simply accepting Jesus loves us as we are, with all our mess, without any conditions at all. Thanks for sharing.

http://www.fromtwotoone.com/ Danielle | from two to one

Can you record this so we can listen to it every morning?

http://KatieAxelson.com/ Katie Axelson

Amen!

http://www.momma-onamission.blogspot.com/ AnnaC

A-freaking-men. Needed this today, thank you.

the Blah Blah Blahger

Preach Bessey, Preach!

Sara K

A-men. And awesome (I’m allowed an “and” there). This is great.

Amy Gaines

Amen. x5039840293840928340

http://www.leighkramer.com/ HopefulLeigh

Amen. Amen. Amen. Letting it sink down deep.

http://www.facebook.com/ashleigh.rivers86 Ashleigh Rivers

Amen, Sister!

Joy Lenton

Awesome message that spoke clearly to my spirit. If allowed another ‘and’ may I add “and we need brave, courageous and insightful people like you, Sarah, to give us such messages of hope and encouragement”. Thank you. Really needed to hear this today.

http://www.facebook.com/cal.thompson.583 Cal Thompson

Ghandi said “I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ. Unfortunately he never had the opportunity to meet you.

http://twitter.com/AccidentalDevo Abby Norman

One of my favorite phrases is “Stop shoulding on people!” this includes me, Self, stop shoulding on me!

Woah. This is it. This is precisely it. He is the Alpha and Omega. It is all about Him. Thankyou Sarah for lifting my eyes to Jesus again x

http://www.facebook.com/lina.neufeld.33 Lina Neufeld

Another facebook share:) Two in one week! You are on a roll Bessey:)

https://sites.google.com/site/holyhugs/ Jim Fisher

Ditto what Lina said. This is the most powerful post I have ever seen in the Christian blogosphere. You’re smokin’ hot, Sarah. Burning with the Spirit, tongues of fire and all that. Preach it sister!

http://www.facebook.com/terri.trewin Terri Trewin

Yes.

Jessica Heights

Bra. Vo.

mollie donovan burpo

i love you. that is all.

http://www.facebook.com/janel.andrews2 Janel Andrews

In a sermon a couple weeks ago we learned ‘Jesus+nothing= Everything, Jesus+Something= Nothing” It was a good reminder that Jesus IS everything we need…there is no ‘and’ added to that. Just like he is the ONLY way, there is nothing that we need to add to salvation to have it. Thank you sarah for this reminder. Definately something to frame and put up in a good place to see every day.

Thank you Sarah! I needed a reminder that indeed He is enough. At one point in our married life we were so filled with enough of just Him, we left organized religion. Should everyone? Of course not. It was just something He led us to do at that point in time. Will we never step foot into another congregation? Who am I to say? We’re just listening to what Jesus wants from us and where He wants us, it’s a journey. One that I don’t want to make based on people’s shaky opinion, instead relying on Jesus alone. I’ve come to realize that we left because there were endless “and’s” attached to Jesus in that particular congregation.

janetb1

AMEN! I agree whole-heartedly. I do not know if that is a word but that is how I feel about it. I can not stand the word “should.” This is a keeper. Relationship not religiousness is what I want. Thanks Sarah!